The undiscovered continent needs a festival!

[imomus]

1. Although you, my dear Click Opera readers, will never know the 50-year-old Momus "directly" (I'll have slung my blog hook by the time I turn that corner), this unlikely person is arriving, and imminently. I wonder what it will be like to be such a farcically old age? I read in today's Guardian, in an interview with Martin Amis, that there's a "

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[anonymous]

To paraphrase Andrew WK, its never just a party ...

[anonymous]

Let's see, what did David Bowie do?

You 50th birthday might be a good time to stop modelling yourself on Bowie. Otherwise, you might be a mere six years away from your first heart attack and premature retirement.

[imomus]

I could never afford the coke that probably led to the Bowie heart attack. Unless they discover that endless cups of tea can kill you...

[anonymous]

Just eat well and exercise often. And stop with all the ejaculating; it really does wear you down: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jing_(TCM)

[anonymous]

"We fail because we make important life-seasonal transitions secretive, leaving them for individuals to discover and cope with in solitude (perhaps with the aid of therapy or art or the occasional parental lecture) rather than providing something as joyful as a festival or ritual for it."

Absolutely. I'd love to live in a world where the sexual Xmas trees happened and were cute and fun, and not scary/pervy/shocking. In my family, which is all girls, we had a 'first bra' ritual that involved a fancy tea in town as well as bra-choosing, and it's now happening with the second generation, which is also all girls. I don't know what we'd have done for boys. The historical option of first sword and pair of breeches might not go down too well these days.

[milky_eyes]

thats great you agreed to this one... becuase I am going to disagree. but I have to say, I think we are both right... and I also really enjoy the Japanese highlighted roles and rituals... but...

I dont thik 'we've' failed. I think 'we' have internalized our rituals.. and also left the door open to these arcitypal passages and situations to relate to us, in and at our very own time... no longer harness to a large culture's rigid timeline, we are allowed experiences in a much more personal way... for those that are 'lucky' (and by lucky I mean in touch with themselves and there own process).

For the lost masses... well... we are a culture without...
just a big pile of mush.

beautiful photos... make my heart swoon.

[eeuuugh]

While reading something online last year I saw a phrase, "undiscovered festival", which stuck with me out of context... This essay almost arrives there by accident, but sidesteps it by talking about "uncreated festivals" instead. But I read with extreme anticipation, to see if you would recreate that foundling textual nugget

[imomus]

Blimey! I had to google Wiccans.

[eeuuugh]

a brit had to google wiccans??? geez...

[eeuuugh]

Specifically Reclaiming.

[milky_eyes]

really? dont leave me alone... I"m only hanging around cuz of you...

;)

Puc-Pugee

[count_vronsky]

I promised myself I wasn't going to cry...

Of all the things that Click Opera has turned me on to over the years, I must say that you, my dear Whimsy, are by far the greatest. If I could possess but half of your wit, your charm and your erudition, I would be a rich man indeed.

If there is ever anything I can do for you, remember, all you have to do is whistle, and I'll come running.

You know how to whistle don't you?